Laughing Samoans to roll into San Francisco

Is it wrong to say the Laughing Samoans have a broad sense of humor? Or that they’re among the heavyweights of Polynesian comedy?

Somehow I don’t think the New Zealand comic-sketch duo of Samoan-born Ete Etuati and native Kiwi Tofiga Fepuleaʻi would mind (and actually, only Fepulaeaʻi has the girth to warrant such puns.) Their style is akin to Monty Python, Augie T. and Frank DeLima rolled into two, with knowing winks at Samoan, Tongan and other Pacific Islander cultures. Yet on a general silliness scale, their act, now in its 10th year, is still widely accessible (especially if you remember Samoans and Tongans are big rivals.)

Just check out the two videos below (a lot more are on Youtube), or better yet, their new show, “Fobulous,” in San Francisco Sunday. The 3 p.m. show at Riordan High School’s Lindland Theatre is the Laughing Samoans’ last stop on its U.S. tour, and you can make a full day of it with a vendor fair at noon and pre-show entertainment by Hanapaʻa and Wild Paradise at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $35 adults, $45 at the door, with discounts for seniors and youth.